YouTube - I'm out...
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AutoMechanic
Site Donor 2025
I hate the ads especially in the middle of videos but I could not do without YouTube and I’m not paying for it. I was unaware that the ad blockers stopped working though.
And a Roku player
I wouldn’t give Google the right time of day never mind a penny of my money.
A colleague on a computer site where I am a member posted about this yesterday, he said if you right-click a YT video and open it in a new window there is only one ad that plays for just a split-second, then it skips to the video. I tried this myself and it does seem to work, but who knows for how long.
I do not have a YT Premium or other YT account but I do sign in to YT with my Google ID and password. I have been viewing YT videos in Firefox on Linux Mint with Ublock Origin on default settings and I am not seeing the ads or the ad blocker warning popup window. I also don't see any of that in Vivaldi with the built in Vivaldi ad blocker set to "block all ads and trackers". There is no telling how long that will work either.
I only use YT to watch music videos, and most of my viewing is just if I run across a band or song online that I want to check out. I have yet to see any of the ads or ad blocker warnings in Youtube Music. I try to limit my interaction with Google as much as possible. If this YT ad blocker thing goes much further I may stop using YT and switch to Spotify. I would pay for Spotify long before I would pay anything for YT.
I do not have a YT Premium or other YT account but I do sign in to YT with my Google ID and password. I have been viewing YT videos in Firefox on Linux Mint with Ublock Origin on default settings and I am not seeing the ads or the ad blocker warning popup window. I also don't see any of that in Vivaldi with the built in Vivaldi ad blocker set to "block all ads and trackers". There is no telling how long that will work either.
I only use YT to watch music videos, and most of my viewing is just if I run across a band or song online that I want to check out. I have yet to see any of the ads or ad blocker warnings in Youtube Music. I try to limit my interaction with Google as much as possible. If this YT ad blocker thing goes much further I may stop using YT and switch to Spotify. I would pay for Spotify long before I would pay anything for YT.
The turkeys come around when they feel like it… and what else am I going to do while painting the house or working out, do so in silence? Gotta have some music or something on in the background!
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I don't know about a Mac computer but it definitely works on iPhone and iPad. It has blocked 11,000 trackers and adds for me this month. Over 1,400 just on YouTube.
wemay
Site Donor 2023
We're so soft now. I grew up with ads on a TV I had to get up and manually change the channels. The horror of it all.
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Feel free to watch all the ads you want. As for me, if I can block them I'm going to.
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Interesting. I've really only ever used YouTube to find specific repair videos. The ads are annoying but tolerable in order to get the content. I understand the creators get a cut.
How did the ad blockers used to work, did you have to sit there looking at a blank screen for 3 minutes instead of watching ads?
How did the ad blockers used to work, did you have to sit there looking at a blank screen for 3 minutes instead of watching ads?
AdBlock in Firefox still works for me on my PCs
I just don't willing give Google money when I don't need to
I just don't willing give Google money when I don't need to
wemay
Site Donor 2023
I prefer no ads too, who doesn't. But it isn't a deal breaker nor does it diminish my view of YouTube.
Occasionally one of the kids will show us a video on YouTube through our TV. The # of ads is outrageous and I don't know how people tolerate using YT like that but to 90% of people, it's actually "normal".
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This. People might gripe about $13/mo, but I continue to see LONG, LONG, LONG lines at each and every Starbucks. YOU might not be spending outrageous amounts of money at Starbucks, but I bet your offspring or spouse do, with your household's income. A lot more than $13/mo.
I forget that I have Youtube Premium, ad-free. I assure you that if you watch a decent amount of Youtube videos, it's worth it, 100%.
Well that's the thing. Youtube wants me to pay for premium so I don't see ads, but it's not like they are going to stop stealing my data for profits if I sign up for that.
Firefox and Adblock plus still works for me. I get that stupid pop up on occasion but all you need to do is close Firefox, open it back up, and it will go away again. Unlike Chrome, Google can't manipulate anything in Firefox. Yet another reason why not to use Chromium based browsers.
